Jeffrey Bardzell ’92 is the new associate dean for undergraduate and graduate studies in the Penn State University College of Information Sciences and Technology, leading a team providing strategic direction for the academic experience.
He told Penn State News he planned to foster an inclusive learning community that brings together faculty-led teaching and research, student projects, and staff initiatives to further IT innovation.
Bardzell came to Penn State from Indiana University-Bloomington, where he had served since 2004 as a professor of informatics and as program director for human computer interaction design. He earned a bachelor’s degree with honors in English at Mary Washington, and master’s and doctoral degrees in comparative literature, both from Indiana University.